Quick Tip for Natural Makeup

  I really appreciate those of you who've emailed questions and requests for post topics.  I am going to get to all of them as soon as possible.  

  One of the most popular questions that I have received, is about wearing makeup without looking as if you are wearing makeup.  That is an excellent question and one of the goals of many women that wear makeup.  In fact,  I've often been very amused by the amount of time some of us take applying our makeup in hopes of achieving a non made-up look. 

  If you don't need a lot of coverage, you can try wearing a tinted moisturizer in place of a full-coverage foundation.  If you don't have a tinted moisturizer, you can make your own by adding two parts foundation to one part moisturizer and mix them together.  Make sure that your foundation matches your skin tone or is slightly darker.  If you want to make a very small batch just to try it out,  you can mix one-half teaspoon of foundation to one teaspoon of your favorite facial moisturizer and apply.  If you would like a matte finish, you can apply a translucent face powder.  I like M.A.C's blot powder (for oily skin especially) and their mineralize skinfinish natural pressed powders.

  Next, add your blush slightly above and across the apples of your cheeks and sweep the color towards your hairline.--That will give you an instant lift! Next, take the same blush and apply the color to your lids.  You can apply a little blush to the center of your chin and the middle of your forehead.  

  Next, take a nude colored eye pencil and line the waterline of your eye for a fresh and alert look.  I love using waterproof eye pencils for this purpose.  I also like using eye kohls by M.A.C, Rimmel and Stila.

  Since the look we are going for is a natural one, the goal is to give an illusion (I hate to use that word :( )of a natural rosy glow from within, so you can apply a near nude sheer lipstick or gloss with the same tint as your blush.  You could also dab a little of the blush on your lips with your fingertip and add a sheer gloss (a shimmery one if you're feeling fancy:D ) over your blush tinted lips. The final step is to apply your mascara, and you're ready to go. 

Thanks for reading, let me know how it worked for you....

For additional questions email me @ jamiethemakeupartist@ymail.com

P.S.  If you need fuller coverage , you can apply your foundation, concealer, and finishing powder  like you normally would, and then follow the rest of the steps.